The General Data Protection Regulation, better known as ‘GDPR' has at its heart, the notion of 'Personal Data', defined in article 4 as any information which can lead to the identification of a natural person.

In Malta we have our own default accounting framework that can be used by small or medium companies known as "GAPSME", which stands for The Accountancy Profession (General Accounting Principles for Small and Medium sized entities).

In today's world, one of a businesses' most valuable asset would be its know-how, client base and trade secrets, all of which are becoming increasingly more difficult to protect with the rate of employment turnover of 2018.

On the 5th of October 2018, in the case of Doreen Camilleri vs Commissioner for Information and Data Protection, the Court of Appeal reversed a decision previously taken by the Appeals Tribunal for Information and Data Protection and held that an employee's email address constituted personal data.

On October 23, Smile-Expo organised the second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta, celebrating the 50th event of the company's blockchain series, which was visited by the CEO of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority...

In Malta we have our own default accounting framework that can be used by small or medium companies known as "GAPSME", which stands for The Accountancy Profession (General Accounting Principles for Small and Medium sized entities).

On the 5th of October 2018, in the case of Doreen Camilleri vs Commissioner for Information and Data Protection, the Court of Appeal reversed a decision previously taken by the Appeals Tribunal for Information and Data Protection and held that an employee's email address constituted personal data.

The General Data Protection Regulation, better known as ‘GDPR' has at its heart, the notion of 'Personal Data', defined in article 4 as any information which can lead to the identification of a natural person.

In today's world, one of a businesses' most valuable asset would be its know-how, client base and trade secrets, all of which are becoming increasingly more difficult to protect with the rate of employment turnover of 2018.

On October 23, Smile-Expo organised the second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta, celebrating the 50th event of the company's blockchain series, which was visited by the CEO of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority...

There are two primary reasons behind the governments around the world being rather coy about establishing legally binding regulations for distributed ledger technology and the resulting debate as to the legitimacy of such regulations:

The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain continues to expand from its humble beginnings to becoming buzzwords by the conclusion of 2017, to now, when more people and businesses understand the new technology, as well as, its range of applications.

There are two primary reasons behind the governments around the world being rather coy about establishing legally binding regulations for distributed ledger technology and the resulting debate as to the legitimacy of such regulations:

The Malta Financial Services Authority issued a feedback statement further to industry responses to the MFSA consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets regulations to be issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act.